Intro
Since the last time I reviewed Smallville reviewed it’s
still been a hit and miss to me. But I felt it has definitely improved a lot
better during the Wonder Woman arc. They had a great origin and introduction on
how she meets Superman. It was really different and interesting and I felt it
was one of the best stories they did. The main problem with this series is Lex
Luthor because to me he really hasn’t done much instead of being obnoxious and
ordering Otis around. He has been much of a centerfold either even though they
do show him very often. But I think now with this storyline it’s definitely
changing and evolving as he might soon remember who Superman is. This seems to
be a good storyline though because Superman recently came out to the world as
an alien and we get more involvement with Batman and Nightwing (Barbara Gordon)
(I recommend checking both the Wonder Woman and Batman stories of the
Smallville series they are pretty great stories to check out.) and there is
characters from Earth 2 to see. So, it’s definitely an arc worth looking into.
Story
Characters like Lois Lane, Nightwing, Clark Kent and Lex
Luthor are learning more secrets about the multiple earths as they get to know
a little more about each other.
The Good
This issue is definitely making the series to an intriguing
story. We are learning about the parallel earths and what’s going on with them.
There’s a lot of good chemistry going on with Lois Lane and Nightwing. We
really see the differences and similarities they each have. We also get to
learn more about Otis and the relationship he has with Lex. Plus, there’s a
mystery reveal at the end.
There’s one thing that I like about this series and it’s
managed to stay good is the art. The art team did a really good job on the
action scenes even though there are some problems with it. It really shows how
much Lois and Nightwing have. The colors and the face expressions are in great
solid detail as well.
The Bad
The only problem I had is with Lois Lane and Nightwing
talking as they are beating up thugs. No matter how much skills they have, they
shouldn’t be able to fight and have a conversation at the same time. They are
also spreading a lot of information that should be kept secret around the thugs
especially since Lois is a reporter and why would she be fighting and talking
with Nightwing would make her fishy on who she knows. Also when Nightwing is
using the escrima sticks with water to shock the thugs I think that would have
killed them, not knocked them out. I also think Batman would have taught her
other tactics to know them out.
Verdict
I give this issue a 4/9 out of 5/10 stars. It’s really nice
to see we are learning lot about Earth 2 and the relationships of the old and
new characters grow in the Smallville universe. There’s great art and good
action even with a few bad things about it. But it’s still a good issue that’s
worthy of a pick-up especially if you want to learn more about the Smallville
universe. This arc manages to be a
really good story and it’s one you should look into, you will definitely love
it.
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